Some of the earlier large hardbacks have proved to be
particularly difficult to find, bloggers, in fact I can’t believe I managed to
obtain dustjacketted Phantom Lake, Dancing Devil, Magic Circle etc before such
run of the mill stuff as Terror Castle, Stuttering Parrot and Skeleton
Island. Not to worry though, because
look at what has just come in the mail, courtesy of an Amazon dealer:
A really nice first/first Stuttering Parrot
with clean pages and boards. Christmas
has come early in the Dotch household and I can’t wait to settle down with
this, one of my all time favourites. It
was these early books that set the template and indeed the standard for the
series, this one introduces such elements as Ramble and Scramble and the
character of Huganay (that is how you spell it?) who became the closest thing
apart from Skinny Norris to a nemesis for the Three Investigators. If you don’t believe me, have a look at the
Three Investigators movies. Who can’t love
this intricately plotted story, with its well defined characters and most
excellent spooky graveyard scene at the climax?
One thing, though. Who the fuck
are those imposters in headquarters on the cover?
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